David Cote
David Cote (Democratic Party) was a member-elect of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Hillsborough 3. He did not assume office.
Cote (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Hillsborough 3. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Cote was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1982 to December 7, 2022. He won re-election in 2022 but was not sworn in for the new term. Cote resigned on July 6, 2023, without taking office.[1]
Cote was appointed as the state House minority leader on March 2, 2022, after former state Rep. Robert Cushing (D) stepped down.[2]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Cote was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Cote was assigned to the following committees:
- Election Law Committee, Chair
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Election Law |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Cote served on the following committees:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Election Law |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Cote served on the following committees:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Election Law, Chair |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Cote served on this committee:
| New Hampshire committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Election Law |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 3 (3 seats)
Incumbent David Cote, incumbent Stacie-Marie Laughton, and Fred Davis defeated Joost Baumeister in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Cote (D) | 28.1 | 894 | |
| ✔ |  | Stacie-Marie Laughton (D) | 26.4 | 841 |
| ✔ |  | Fred Davis (D) | 24.5 | 778 |
| Joost Baumeister (R) | 21.0 | 668 | ||
| Total votes: 3,181 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 3 (3 seats)
Incumbent David Cote, incumbent Stacie-Marie Laughton, and Fred Davis advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 3 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Cote | 34.9 | 133 | |
| ✔ | | Stacie-Marie Laughton | 32.5 | 124 |
| ✔ | | Fred Davis | 29.9 | 114 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.6 | 10 | ||
| Total votes: 381 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 3 (3 seats)
Joost Baumeister advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 3 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joost Baumeister | 91.4 | 149 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 8.6 | 14 | ||
| Total votes: 163 | |||
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2020
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 31 (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 31 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Cote (D) | 21.1 | 1,700 | |
| ✔ |  | Manny Espitia (D) | 20.7 | 1,669 |
| ✔ | | Stacie-Marie Laughton (D) | 20.0 | 1,615 |
 | Ryan Terrell (R) | 15.2 | 1,224 | |
| Elizabeth van Twuyver (R) | 12.4 | 999 | ||
| Joost Baumeister (R) | 10.4 | 842 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 14 | ||
| Total votes: 8,063 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 31 (3 seats)
Incumbent David Cote, incumbent Manny Espitia, and Stacie-Marie Laughton defeated incumbent Fred Davis in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 31 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Cote | 29.0 | 307 | |
| ✔ | | Manny Espitia | 27.5 | 292 |
| ✔ | | Stacie-Marie Laughton | 23.3 | 247 |
| Fred Davis | 19.5 | 207 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 1,060 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 31 (3 seats)
Ryan Terrell, Elizabeth van Twuyver, and Joost Baumeister advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 31 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ryan Terrell | 39.1 | 202 |
| ✔ | Elizabeth van Twuyver | 32.0 | 165 | |
| ✔ | Joost Baumeister | 27.3 | 141 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.6 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 516 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 31 (3 seats)
Incumbent David Cote, Manny Espitia, and Fred Davis won election in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 31 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Cote (D) | 35.5 | 1,329 | |
| ✔ | | Manny Espitia (D) | 32.6 | 1,221 |
| ✔ | | Fred Davis (D) | 31.0 | 1,160 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 36 | ||
| Total votes: 3,746 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 31 (3 seats)
Incumbent David Cote, Manny Espitia, and Fred Davis advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Hillsborough 31 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Cote | 36.2 | 287 | |
| ✔ | | Manny Espitia | 34.2 | 271 |
| ✔ | | Fred Davis | 29.6 | 235 |
| Total votes: 793 | |||
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2016
Elections for the New Hampshire House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 10, 2016. Incumbent Mary Gorman (D) and incumbent Pam Brown (D) did not seek re-election.
Jessica Ayala, incumbent David Cote, and Amelia Keane defeated Kimberly Brandolini in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 31 general election.[3][4]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 31 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Jessica Ayala |
29.55% | 1,739 | |
| Democratic | David Cote Incumbent |
26.56% | 1,563 | |
| Democratic | Amelia Keane |
25.88% | 1,523 | |
| Republican | Kimberly Brandolini | 18.00% | 1,059 | |
| Total Votes | 5,884 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State | ||||
Jessica Ayala, incumbent David Cote, and Amelia Keane were unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 31 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 31 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Jessica Ayala | |
| Democratic | David Cote Incumbent | |
| Democratic | Amelia Keane | |
Kimberly Brandolini ran unopposed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives District Hillsborough 31 Republican primary.[5][6]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, District Hillsborough 31 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Kimberly Brandolini (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the New Hampshire House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 13, 2014. Incumbent Pam Brown, incumbent David Cote and incumbent Mary Gorman were unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Elizabeth Van Twuyver was unopposed in the Republican primary. Brown, Cote, Gorman, Van Twuyver, write-in candidate Alicen Hogan (R) and write-in candidate Austin Hogan (R) faced off in the general election.[7] Incumbents Brown, Cote and Gorman defeated Van Twuyver, Hogan and Hogan in the general election.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | David Cote Incumbent |
21.9% | 949 | |
| Democratic | Mary Gorman Incumbent |
21.9% | 948 | |
| Democratic | Pam Brown Incumbent |
20.4% | 886 | |
| Republican | Elizabeth Van Twuyver | 12.8% | 554 | |
| Republican | Austin Hogan | 11.5% | 498 | |
| Republican | Alicen Hogan | 11.5% | 497 | |
| NA | Scatter | 0.1% | 5 | |
| Total Votes | 4,337 | |||
| Source: New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 3, 2014 | ||||
2012
Cote won re-election in the 2012 election for New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 31. Cote was unopposed in the September 11 primary and won re-election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | David Cote Incumbent |
27.4% | 1,872 | |
| Democratic | Mary Gorman Incumbent |
27.5% | 1,880 | |
| Democratic | Stacie Marie Laughton |
23.3% | 1,596 | |
| Republican | Elizabeth Van Twuyver | 11.1% | 759 | |
| Republican | Richard Heitmiller | 10.7% | 735 | |
| Total Votes | 6,842 | |||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Cote won election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives.[11][12]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 23 general election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Mary Gorman (D)
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752 | |||
| David Cote (D)
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720 | |||
| Timothy Hogan (R)
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629 | |||
| Seth Marshall (D) | 619 | |||
| Howard Coffman (R) | 537 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Cote was re-elected by finishing second for the three-seat Hillsborough 23 District of the New Hampshire House of Representatives receiving 1,515 votes, behind Democrat Mary Gorman (1,520), and above Democrat Seth Marshall (1,293), Republican Paul Lannon (835), and "Others" (21). [13]
| New Hampshire House of Representatives, Hillsborough 23 | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Mary Gorman (D)
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1,520 | |||
| David Cote (D)
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1,515 | |||
| Seth Marshall (D)
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1,293 | |||
| Paul Lannon (R) | 835 | |||
| Others | 21 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
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2020
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2023
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2022
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2021
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2019
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2018
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2017
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2016
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2014
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In 2014, the 163rd New Hampshire General Court, second year, was in session from January 8 through June 13.
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2013
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2012
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In 2012, the 162nd New Hampshire General Court, second year, was in session from January 4 through June 27.
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2011
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In 2011, the 162nd New Hampshire General Court, first year, was in session from January 5 through July 1.
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Noteworthy events
On July 6, 2023, Cote resigned from the New Hampshire House of Representatives. Cote had been a house member since 1982 but was never sworn in after winning re-election in 2022. Cote stated that he had chronic health conditions that would make exposure to COVID-19 dangerous.[14]
In January 2023, the New Hampshire House kept pre-pandemic rules in place for voting and committee hearings, and in 2021, Cote was a plaintiff in a federal lawsuit that aimed to establish a right to participate in house sessions remotely under the Americans with Disabilities Act.[14][15]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ WMUR 9, "New Hampshire state Rep. David Cote resigns from House," July 6, 2023
- ↑ WMUR 9, "New Hampshire House Democratic Leader Cushing dies of cancer," accessed March 10, 2022
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "General Election - November 8, 2016," accessed October 25, 2016
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "General Election Results - 2016," accessed December 23, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State Primary - September 13, 2016," accessed June 22, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2016 Primary election results," accessed November 21, 2016
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 Filing Period," accessed July 1, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Results," accessed December 3, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Results," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Results," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2010 Primary Election Results," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "2010 General Election Results," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State, "State General Election - November 4, 2008," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 NHPR, "After extended health-related absence, Nashua state lawmaker who sued for remote participation resigns," accessed July 10, 2023
- ↑ New Hampshire Bulletin,"New Hampshire House rejects efforts to allow for remote voting, ban firearms," accessed July 10, 2023
